XS Big Dot....Paint chipping off...

by rob @, Monday, July 21, 2014, 12:38 (3783 days ago)

Have you guys ever had the paint on the top of the XS Big Dot sights chip off from a holster? I carry my little 938 in a White Hat Mini-Tuck holster and it looks like it must be chipping the white paint at the top of the dot. I still shoot it fine. Definitely don't want to warranty out the sights....it's a pain in the derrière fitting front sights to a Sig. I wonder if there is a paint that would match where I could just touch it up a bit.

Get ahold of XS...

by Boge Quinn, Monday, July 21, 2014, 12:50 (3783 days ago) @ rob

...they are fine folks, they will take care of you.

Yep, and get a better holster... Uncle Mikes...

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Monday, July 21, 2014, 13:29 (3783 days ago) @ Boge Quinn

;-)

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

I don't think so Scooter:)

by rob @, Monday, July 21, 2014, 14:04 (3783 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
edited by rob, Monday, July 21, 2014, 14:11

I wish I could find an all leather holster that thin but I don't think anyone does...not a good one anyhow. Lots of thin suede leather pouches with plastic clips. Everything else is thick leather.

FOBUS

by Drago, Monday, July 21, 2014, 21:27 (3783 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

:-P

One word...

by rob @, Monday, July 21, 2014, 21:39 (3783 days ago) @ Drago

No! :-)

UNI PAINTmediuml line px-20 opaque oil-base paint marker

by ERSisk, Monday, July 21, 2014, 20:20 (3783 days ago) @ rob

bright white and pretty durable on metal.

I will give that a try before replacing the sight...

by rob @, Monday, July 21, 2014, 21:45 (3783 days ago) @ ERSisk

I'd rather just touch it up, especially if it's gonna keep chipping off. Fitting a new sight is a pain, especially on a sig with that tiny front dovetail. I'm sure XS would replace it but I'm not sure it isn't more a fault with the holster. It's a nice holster but I suspect the sight comes up on the draw and hits the Kydex. I may see if I can super glue a felt strip around the bottom of the sight channel. It wouldn't be a problem at all with the factory steel Sig sights but I like these express sights for this little gun's purpose.

Rustoleum white appliance epoxy

by Catoosa, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 10:03 (3783 days ago) @ rob

Comes in a little bottle like the old white-out typewriter correction fluid. In the paint section at Wallyworld. Easy to apply, tough as nails, and hard not to see under most any conditions. I overpainted the faded-out night sights on my Combat Commander with it rather than get them replaced. It will wear or scratch off eventually, but is easy to reapply.

Cool....

by rob @, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 11:28 (3782 days ago) @ Catoosa

I already bought that pain pen from the above post but I'll look for a bottle of this just the same. Between the two of them I ought to be fine. I figure the paint on a sight is a wear item anyhow on a gun meant for using:)

One other reason I like pancake holsters

by Catoosa, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 22:23 (3781 days ago) @ rob

They have a built-in sight channel that helps protect the front sight.

I know Lowes has the appliance paint in white and black

by stonewalrus, Thursday, July 24, 2014, 06:30 (3781 days ago) @ rob

I use the white fairly often. Works well as an undercoat for orange or red model paint for sights too. I think Walmart carries the appliance paint as well.

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